Celtic FC vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Europe 2021-22 GROUP STAGE
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Match Preview
Celtic FC vs Bayer 04 Leverkusen — Europe at Celtic Park.
- Celtic FC 8 games · 11 pts (2025/26)
- Bayer 04 Leverkusen 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Olympique Lyonnais 8 21 2 Aston Villa FC 8 21 3 FC Midtjylland 8 19 4 Real Betis Balompie 8 17 5 FC Porto 8 17 6 Sporting Clube de Braga 8 17 7 SC Freiburg 8 17 8 AS Roma 8 16 9 KRC Genk 8 16 10 Bologna FC 1909 8 15 11 VfB Stuttgart 8 15 12 Ferencvarosi TC 8 15 13 Nottingham Forest FC 8 14 14 FC Viktoria Plzen 8 14 15 FK Crvena Zvezda 8 14 16 RC Celta de Vigo 8 13 17 PAOK Thessaloniki FC 8 12 18 Lille OSC 8 12 19 Fenerbahce SK 8 12 20 Panathinaikos AO 8 12 21 Celtic FC 8 11 22 PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad 8 10 23 GNK Dinamo Zagreb 8 10 24 SK Brann 8 9 25 BSC Young Boys 8 9 26 SK Sturm Graz 8 7 27 FCSB Bukarest 8 7 28 Go Ahead Eagles 8 7 29 Feyenoord Rotterdam 8 6 30 FC Basel 1893 8 6 31 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 6 32 Rangers FC 8 4 33 OGC Nice 8 3 34 FC Utrecht 8 1 35 Malmo FF 8 1 36 Maccabi Tel Aviv FC 8 1 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Sep Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–4 L 26 Sep Dundee United FC H 1–1 D 19 Sep Livingston FC A 0–1 L 16 Sep Real Betis Balompie A 3–4 L 11 Sep Ross County FC H 3–0 W 29 Aug Rangers FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 30 Sep Celtic FC A 4–0 W 25 Sep 1. FSV Mainz 05 H 1–0 W 19 Sep VfB Stuttgart A 3–1 W 16 Sep Ferencvarosi TC H 2–1 W 11 Sep Borussia Dortmund H 3–4 L 28 Aug FC Augsburg A 4–1 W Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history10% Clean Sheets
Celtic FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Bayer 04 Leverkusen kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 10' Piero Hincapie needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 28 Yellow cards this season.
- 15' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Liel Abada suffering a number of foals already.
- 20' Bayer 04 Leverkusen is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 25' GOAL! Piero Hincapie scores on 25.
- 30' Patrik Schick has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 43 appearances with only 4 goals this season.
- 35' Goal! Florian Wirtz scores his 39 goal in 530 matches.
- 40' Bayer 04 Leverkusen started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 40.
- 41' The referee shows Bayer 04 Leverkusen player a Yellow card on 41.
- 46' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 50' Celtic FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 50.
- 55' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 57' Callum McGregor is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
- 58' What a strike from Lucas Alario! The score is 0-3.
- 63' It looks like no one’s ball. Bayer 04 Leverkusen is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 65' Nadiem Amiri has so much to prove this time. He replaces Charles Aranguiz on 65 minute.
- 66' The whistle greets Callum McGregor as he departs to be replaced by James McCarthy.
- 71' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bayer 04 Leverkusen that had 530 games and scored 625 goals.
- 73' Another substitution for Bayer 04 Leverkusen to replace Florian Wirtz by Amine Adli on 73 minute.
- 74' The whistle greets Lucas Alario as he departs to be replaced by Patrik Schick.
- 78' The whistle greets Paulinho as he departs to be replaced by Panagiotis Retsos.
- 83' Celtic FC is showing some good football. However, Celtic FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 88' The travelling Bayer 04 Leverkusen supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- Another three points for Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
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Celtic FC
Starting XI- 15
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18
Tom Rogic ↓ Nir Bitton 66'
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Kyogo Furuhashi ↓ Albian Ajeti 74'
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Bench- 26
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16
James McCarthy ↑ 66'
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Nir Bitton ↑ 66'
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Albian Ajeti ↑ 74'
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7
Giorgos Giakoumakis ↑ 74'
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Coach Ange PostecoglouBayer 04 Leverkusen
Starting XI- 5
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19
Moussa Diaby ↓ Karim Bellarabi 65'
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20
Charles Aranguiz ↓ Nadiem Amiri 65'
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13
Lucas Alario ↓ Patrik Schick 74'
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Paulinho ↓ Panagiotis Retsos 78'
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27
Florian Wirtz ↓ Amine Adli 73'
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Bench- 22
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Panagiotis Retsos ↑ 78'
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Karim Bellarabi ↑ 65'
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Nadiem Amiri ↑ 65'
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Patrik Schick ↑ 74'
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31
Amine Adli ↑ 73'
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Coach Gerardo Seoane -
Head to Head
Celtic FC Form
Bayer 04 Leverkusen Form
2021-09-30 Celtic FC 0–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2021-09-25 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1–0 1. FSV Mainz 05 W 2021-09-19 VfB Stuttgart 1–3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W 2021-09-16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2–1 Ferencvarosi TC W 2021-09-11 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 3–4 Borussia Dortmund L 2021-08-28 FC Augsburg 1–4 Bayer 04 Leverkusen W